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Mutombo to lead NBA talent to Dakar for youth camp
(AFP) NEW YORK — Retired NBA star Dikembe Mutombo will lead a group of NBA players and coaches to Dakar for the eighth Basketball Without Borders trip to Africa in August, the league announced on Wednesday.
The four-day basketball camp for 65 top 19-and-under players from across [...]
South Africa marks 100 days to World Cup
Special to USAfricaonline.com
JOHANNESBURG — With 100 days to go before the World Cup, jackhammers shuddered and bulldozers rumbled Tuesday as workers wearing “Proud to be building Soccer City for 2010″ buttons readied South Africa’s main stadium.
Inside, the grass was smooth and inviting. But not far away stacks of [...]
Nominated for Best African player on the continent: Uche Agba (Heartland FC, Nigeria), Mputu Mabi (T.P. Mazembe, DR Congo), Abdelmalek Ziaya (Entente Setif, Algeria)
Soccer: Countdown to the African Nations Cup finals on Sunday January 31, 2010. Facts and stats of African Nations Cup championships, 1957-2010
Special to USAfricaonline.com and CLASSmagazine, Houston
On Sunday, January 31, 2010, the much anticipated African Nations Cup final showdown between Egypt and Ghana will hold in Luanda, Angola. Koman Coulibaly of Mali will referee Sunday’s [...]
African Cup Soccer 2010 finals set: Ghana 1-0 Nigeria; Algeria 0-4 Egypt
Special to USAfricaonline.com and CLASSmagazine
The African Cup of Nations drew ever closer to it’s finale today (January 28, 2010) as Egypt, Algeria, Ghana and Nigeria all faced off in the Semi’s, with the winners heading towards a place in the Final [...]
Ivory Coast beats Ghana 3-1, moves to quarter-finals African Cup of Nations
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Ivory Coast beat Ghana 3-1 to become the first quarter-finalist at the African Cup of Nations in Angola a few minutes ago, on Friday. Ivory Coast, down to [...]
Gabon upsets the great Cameroon team in African Cup
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Jan. 13, 2010: Gabon clinches a wonderful 1-0 victory against one of the tournament favorite Cameroon this afternoon in the African Nations Cup. There were 15,000 fans of both teams present at the Nossa Senhora do Monte stadium in the first Group D game. In [...]
Egypt’s Pharaohs defeat Nigeria’s Super Eagles 3–1 at Africa Cup of Nations
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Egypt has won the prestigious Africa Cup of Nations a record six times, and after a fine 3-1 win over Nigeria, they will be aiming for their seventh title at the end of the month.
Egypt went into this match hoping to pick up [...]
Two players, goalkeeper Kodjovi Obilale and defender Serge Akakpo were among the wounded, Dossevi told AFP.
“One of them (Akakpo) took a bullet in the back and the other (Obilale) was hit in the kidneys,” Dossevi said. “The assailants were hooded and armed to the teeth. We stayed under the seats for 20 minutes. It was horrible.”
Obilale plays at French fifth division side GSI Pontivy while Akakpo plays with Romanian outfit Vaslui.
The other two wounded were the team’s goalkeeping coach and doctor.
The final draw for the 2010 World Soccer Cup in South Africa.Special to USAfricaonline.com
Match opens June 2010
Group A: South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, FranceGroup B: Argentina, South Korea, Nigeria, GreeceGroup C: England, USA, Algeria, SloveniaGroup D: Germany, Australia, Ghana, SerbiaGroup E: Netherlands, Japan, Cameroon, DenmarkGroup F: Italy, New Zealand, Paraguay, SlovakiaGroup G: Brazil, North Korea, Ivory [...]
Soccer: 2010 World Cup draw on Friday Dec 4
By Jonathan Swindlehurst
The world’s gaze will be firmly focused on the Cape Town International Convention Centre on Friday, December 4 as the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals draw will take place at 17:00 GMT
All 32 qualified nations (or Participating Member Associations to give them their full FIFA [...]
Soccer: Nigeria lose World Cup U-17 to Switzerland
By SAM AUDU
On Sunday night, November 15, 2009, Switzerland became the new FIFA Under-17 World Cup when they defeated hosts and defending champions Nigeria 1-0 at a packed Abuja National Stadium.
Haris Seferovic gave Switzerland the championship in the 63rd minute when his header from a corner beat Nigeria goalkeeper Dami [...]
6 African teams chasing 3 Word Cup spots
By DB Peters
Special to USAfricaonline.com and CLASSmagazine
Johannesburg – Ahead of the final round of African World Cup qualifying matches, there are still three places at next year’s finals in South Africa up for grabs.
In Group A, Cameroon are favoured to qualify, with Gabon waiting in the wings [...]
Khartoum – A Nigerian football star on Thursday said he had been sentenced to 40 lashes in Sudan after being wrongly convicted of drunk driving in Khartoum.
Stephen Worgu, who signed a reported multi-million-dollar contact with Omdurman club Al Merreikh last year, said he was innocent and determined to win an appeal against the sentence.
“I am [...]
In the other Group A match, Germany came from a goal down to beat Honduras 3-1 at the Abuja National Stadium, with Lennart Thy netting a second-half brace.
Ghana wins Under-20 World Cup for first time, beats Brazil in shootout
By Jerome Pugmire (CP) –
Special to USAfricaonline.com
CAIRO, Egypt — Ghana held on with 10 men to beat Brazil in a penalty shootout to become the first African team to win the Under-20 World Cup on Friday and end a decade of South American dominance.
The [...]
Ghana vs South Africa lock horns on Tuesday in FIFA Under-20 World Cup; certain an African team will qualify for Quarter finals
Four African teams are still chasing the elusive FIFA Under-20 World Cup with either Ghana or South Africa good for a quarterfinal berth… The all-African second round clash between Ghana and South Africa means that there [...]
Current FIFA World Player of the Year, Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, is not on the list, and Portugal is in grave danger of missing the World Cup. Across the Atlantic, Lionel Messi of Argentina, considered by many to be the best soccer player in the world, also has missed the list, as his side has slipped from contention.
Also, it’s no coincidence that all of the players on this list are on successful squads. Cesar’s Brazil, Lampard’s and Rooney’s England, Villa’s and Joan Capdevila’s Spain and Andre Ooijer’s and Joris Mathijsen’s Dutch teams have all already qualified for South Africa. Bocanegra’s U.S. side is currently in first place in the CONCACAF region. Bastian Schweinsteiger’s German team is atop Group Four in Europe, followed closely by Konstantin Zyryanov’s Russian side.
IFA’s Executive Committee has agreed that in 2009, Egypt would host the FIFA under 20 World Cup and that Nigeria would host the FIFA under 17 World Cup. The Nigerian government has already submitted the necessary guarantees to FIFA, assuring that it can host a successful event.
